tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15405788.post2740976333777912319..comments2024-01-04T07:33:10.137-05:00Comments on Seldom Wrong, Never in Doubt: SWNID Endorses Cincinnati Streetcar InitiativeJon A. Alfred E. Michael J. Wile E. SWNIDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04595651777890086293noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15405788.post-31127795882169809172007-01-18T17:56:00.000-05:002007-01-18T17:56:00.000-05:00I've been to Fresno. They have busses.I've been to Fresno. They have busses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15405788.post-23099997689607035282007-01-18T10:05:00.000-05:002007-01-18T10:05:00.000-05:00Excellent point, Bryan D. NYC's Metro is outrageou...Excellent point, Bryan D. NYC's Metro is outrageously confusing. We rank London, Paris and Chicago far better for simplicity and usability. San Francisco we find almost as confusing as NYC, but not quite.<br /><br />And you are right that we applaud any city with thorough and fast public transport over any city without.<br /><br />However, being old, we also have historical perspective. Gotham's transit is cleaner, safer and more attractive by a factor of about a googleplex compared to what it was in the 1970s when we first visited the city. And we will allow that part of the complexity of NYC owes to its island topography. Manhattan's long N-S and short E-W axes necessitate tunnel and station sharing that other subway lines in more open topography can avoid. To serve its far-flung residents, NYC Metro must become a bit difficult for visitors.<br /><br />Compare that to Cincinnati's Metro: a declining number of buses that run about once an hour and require downtown connections to go just about anywhere but downtown.Jon A. Alfred E. Michael J. Wile E. SWNIDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04595651777890086293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15405788.post-41866137499067878092007-01-17T23:18:00.000-05:002007-01-17T23:18:00.000-05:00Matt,
You're enjoyable experience on the DC Metro...Matt,<br /><br />You're enjoyable experience on the DC Metro was probably because that very system is clean, functional, well organized and easy to understand. This makes it the polar opposite of NYC'S system, however, which changes more regularly than the staircases at Hogwarts. Sure the NYC system is cheap and expansive, but it also forces travelers to guess whether or not their particular train will actually be coming, whether or not they are traveling in the right direction and if the train's conductor is planning on switching it to an "express" line at any time. More importantly, one wonder what exactly the stain on the floor in fron of him might be.<br /><br />SWIND, what were you thinking by lauding the NYC Metro system? Is it simply drawing the contrast between a city that has one and one that does not? Of course, I suppose that it is possible that someone holds an oppinion slightly or substantially different from my own but, bah!. Why entertain such a notion?Bryan Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06571780870560590747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15405788.post-75164089048924851942007-01-17T20:05:00.000-05:002007-01-17T20:05:00.000-05:00Understood. My wife and I visited D.C. a few years...Understood. My wife and I visited D.C. a few years ago. We had a lot of fun running around town on the <a href="http://www.wmata.com/metrorail/systemmap.cfm">Metrorail</a> system. There wasn't much waiting to catch a train and it wasn't a heavily congested ride ever. With all the things to visit in D.C. the transit system makes it possible to see them all quickly. Of course, in Cincy, there isn't much value to site seeing... yet. Actually now that I think about it, a transit system can be used to add new veins to tourism beyond just the river "attractions".Matt Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05163905787825528320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15405788.post-41781788682328087902007-01-17T18:26:00.000-05:002007-01-17T18:26:00.000-05:00Streetcar Named DesireStreetcar Named DesireAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com